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Georgia-Florida Water based Lawsuit

Nov 5, 2016 | Written by

The Georgia-Florida water dispute or “Water War” began the court phase of the proceedings this week.  On Saturday October 29, Dan Chapman with the Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote an article that laid out the timeline from the beginning to the beginning of this week.  The article if copied below: ***…
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Drought Declarations – What do they mean?

Sep 13, 2016 | Written by

With the drought conditions continuing across Georgia, different groups have declared drought conditions in a number of counties.  There is however, more than one drought declaration and they are for different purposes.  The EPD declared a Level 1 drought in 53 counties across Georgia which triggers a set of strategies…
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Water Conservation is the key

Sep 12, 2016 | Written by

With 53 Georgia counties in a Level 1 drought condition currently, the main focus should be water conservation.  Some of the things that can be done to conserve water are listed below: Indoors:  One fact sheet from UGA is Every Drop Counts: Conserve Water at Home 1.  Run water only…
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Happy Earth Day!!!

Apr 22, 2016 | Written by

On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans participated in the first Earth Day.  As the UGA Water Committee continues it work, we are focused on the water aspect of Earth Day, but realize that what happens on the soil has a direct impact on the water resources.   Likewise, what…
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Testing Water Wells in Wet Weather

Dec 20, 2015 | Written by

Pam Knox, CAES Agricultural Climatologist, posted on the Climate and Agricultural Blog site an article written by Heather Kolich and published in the Athens Banner-Herald .  Heather is the Forsyth County GA Extension Agent. The post can be seen on the Climate and Agriculture Blog site or in the Athens…
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